Wednesday, March 30, 2011

If any of you out there have any experience with VP shunts, please let me know if you've ever experienced abdominal pain with a VP shunt.

Poor Selah has been having horrible stomach pain, to the point of not being able to sleep, day or night. She and I are both exhausted, and I hate to see my little one in pain. I kept thinking her pain was due to her brain surgeries, incisions, adjustments, etc., but now that it's been a full week since her last surgery, I'm beginning to realize that it's not the incisions that are hurting her.

Selah has been exhibiting several signs of severe abdominal pain, and every time I put her to sleep, she wakes within minutes, wrenching in pain, pulling her knees up toward her belly, wiggling and squirming and arching her back, screaming with big crocodile tears. This is not normal for Selah at all.

I called the neurosurgeon's office a few times today to try to discuss the issues with a doctor or nurse. I finally talked to a clinical nurse at 5PM, and she set up an appointment for Selah to be examined in their office by a neurosurgeon tomorrow (March 31) at 1:45PM. Please pray that the neurosurgeon will have compassion, wisdom, and will order whatever tests would help determine the cause of Selah's pain. I would also love to get her quick-acquisition MRI done tomorrow as well (it's currently scheduled for April 5), but I'm not sure if that will be possible. I'd just like to have the doctor take an "inside look" at everything so that I can feel better about how things are working, and Selah can hopefully get relief from her horrible pains.

Before Selah was hospitalized 17 days ago, she was a HAPPY girl. She smiled all of the time, was content, satisfied, joyful, and she slept very well. Now Selah is fussy most of the time, and she is not sleeping AT ALL. Not even at night. She is continually waking up in pain, every 3-5 minutes. It's awful. Poor baby girl. I know that something is not right, given the difference in her personality and sleep patterns, and since Selah cannot tell us what hurts, I must advocate for her and try to get her some answers and relief.

Please pray for Selah's tummy to not hurt, for her doctor's appointment to be productive, and for some much needed sleep. Thank you!

No comments:

BYHOM Bereavement Care Program

Boss Your Heart Orphan Ministries

One Time Donation:

Monthly Donation Options

Donations to Boss Your Heart Orphan Ministries, a 501(c)3 non-profit, are tax-deductible. We care for orphans domestically and internationally, in memory of Chrissie, with a special emphasis on caring for orphans who have special needs. We also educate, equip, inspire, and encourage others to help care for orphans. We offer a unique domestic mission trip ranch opportunity by hosting families in our home (BYHOME) where they receive a first-hand learning experience on our ranch with our large adoptive family.

Shop and Support

Click here to shop our Amazon affiliate link
A percentage of all your Amazon purchases made via this link will support orphan care! Just click link and shop as you normally would each time you make an Amazon purchase. Thank you!

Subscribe to Email Updates

Team Boss Your Heart

Patterson Fam 2015

.

Follow Our Blog on Facebook

Faithful Friends

Our Ukrainian Additions

These are our new sons! Click their picture to read the story of how God worked miracles to lead us to them while in Ukraine Dec. '11.

Sons of our Heart

These were our Summer '11 host boys who we planned to adopt. God brought us to Ukraine Dec. 2011 to adopt them, but turned the events to lead us to adopt 2 six-year-old boys with Down syndrome! Our host boys now live with their bio aunt, but they'll always be sons in our hearts.

About Lorraine

Hi, I'm Lorraine. I'm just one member of Team Boss Your Heart, but I happen to be the one who keeps up with this little blog God started in December 2009. I'm mom to 13 (3 bio, 10 adopted, 1 in heaven), so I don't devote as much time to updating this blog much anymore--sorry! This is my online diary/scrapbook of sorts, a way to record this journey of large family--special needs--blessed by adoption--ranch living--Jesus loving life. Explore this blog (and BossYourHeart.com) to get to know us, as well as the ministry and testimony God has given us. It's not your typical family testimony, but it's the one He's written for us, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Contact Me

Click the "E-Mail Me" icon to contact me. I read every email I receive, but many times, I am not able to respond due to time constraints. I apologize, but there aren't enough hours in the day for me to love on my hubby and kids and also answer emails. Thank you for understanding!

Support

Often times, people ask us how to donate directly to our family, to help with medical expenses, etc. This donate button goes to our personal account where donations are NOT tax-deductible. Please know that we do not at all expect outside support, but we are grateful for your support. God has always abundantly provided for our family, and we thank you for your prayers and support.